Is Johnson City safe? United States travel risk
Is Johnson City safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Johnson City scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Johnson City scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Johnson City: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Tennessee territory, Johnson City is established at 36.3406° N, 82.3806° W. It lies 551.7 km ENE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/New_York.
Tennessee
36.3406° N, 82.3806° W
498 m
America/New_York
129,818
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (29 °C avg high); Wettest: March (122 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 27° | 29° | 28° | 25° | 20° | 13° | 8° |
| Low °C | -3° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 112 | 97 | 122 | 105 | 97 | 97 | 99 | 108 | 73 | 62 | 94 | 120 |
Normals: Johnson City (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Johnson City happened in August and November (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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